List of Eastern Caribbean people

Listed below are prominent people from the Eastern Caribbean, the Guianas. Because of the close proximity of these countries, some people are listed under more than one heading. The following are not included: Bahamians, Belizeans, Cubans, Dominicans (from the Dominican Republic), Haitians, Jamaicans, or Puerto Ricans.

Actors

Artists

Athletes

West Indian cricket team members,1956, including Garfield Sobers and Everton Weekes.

Mariners

Musicians

Political leaders

Mia Mottley in Geneva in 2019

Scientists

Writers and intellectuals

Others

Singers

Athletes

Comedians

Political leaders

Media

Musicians

Political leaders

Cricketers

Soccer

Writers and intellectuals

Political leaders

Writers and intellectuals

Athletes

Artists

Athletes

Business people and agriculturalists

Musicians

Political leaders

Writers and intellectuals

Artists

Athletes

Filmmakers

Political leaders

Religious leaders

Writers and intellectuals

Artists

Political leaders

Athletes

Filmmakers

Political leaders

Writers and intellectuals

Sports Personalities

Soccer

Business and agriculture

Political leaders

Writers, intellectuals, filmmakers, and artists

Actors

Artists

Athletes

Economists

Musicians

Political leaders

Writers and intellectuals

Athletes

Musicians

Political leaders

Athletes

Inventors

Political leaders

Writers and intellectuals

Musicians

Artists

Athletes

Dancers

Filmmakers

Musicians

Political leaders

Writers and intellectuals

Virgin Islands

Artists and architects

Athletes

Doctors and scientists

Musicians

Writers and intellectuals

See also

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